Application due date: 15 March 2008
TThe Chemistry Department at Boston College is pleased to announce the John Kozarich Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship program for summer 2008. Two fellowships will be available to undergraduate Boston College Chemistry majors for research in organic chemistry. The stipend is $4,000 for 10 weeks during the summer with a flexible start date.
The Kozarich Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships will provide opportunities for undergraduate Chemistry majors to work in faculty research laboratories along with Boston College graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. Applicants will be selected on the basis of merit and their desire to engage in research.
For Dr. John Kozarich (BCC’71), who endowed the summer fellowship program that bears his name, the undergraduate research experience in the Chemistry Department at Boston College planted the seeds for his astounding career in academic and pharmaceutical research. Dr. Kozarich currently serves as chairman and president of ActivX Biosciences, Inc. and was formerly vice president at Merck Research Laboratories. He has also served on the faculty at the University of Maryland and Yale University Medical School. He has over 125 publications and holds three patents. Dr. Kozarich received his B.S. in Chemistry summa cum laude from BC; his Ph.D. in biological chemistry from MIT; and was an NIH postdoctoral fellow at Harvard University.
To apply, please submit the following materials to the address below:
- A brief letter expressing your interest in the program
- A letter of recommendation from a Chemistry professor
The John Kozarich SURF Program
Attention: Ms. Paula McColgan
Merkert Chemistry Center – Room 301
Boston College
2609 Beacon Street
Chestnut Hill, MA 02467-3860
Check our website for details: http://www.bc.edu/schools/cas/chemistry
